Picture of Croatia on Optus B3 12658 V 30000 will be encrypted on April 1st here is an email from vetrun forum from a person that asked Globecast the Question<br /><br />" Yes POC will be encrypting for mid March and will be a pay service from the 1st of April..<br /><br />A number will be broadcasted shortly on POC informing you of the number to call to subscribe.<br /><br />The service will be $6.50 a week. "<br /><br />so $6.50 a week = $26 a month hhhmmmm.... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/default/shocked.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/default/rolleyes.gif" />

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by -.Lazer.-:<br /><strong> Picture of Croatia on Optus B3 12658 V 30000 will be encrypted on April 1st here is an email from vetrun forum from a person that asked Globecast the Question<br /><br />" Yes POC will be encrypting for mid March and will be a pay service from the 1st of April..<br /><br />A number will be broadcasted shortly on POC informing you of the number to call to subscribe.<br /><br />The service will be $6.50 a week. "<br /><br />so $6.50 a week = $26 a month hhhmmmm.... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/default/shocked.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/default/rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I don't think it'll happen that soon...<br />POC is FTA, funded & owned by Croatian government. HRT 1, HRT 2 and HRT Plus are encrypted in one package (Pay TV) unlike POC which shows only a few proggrames for Croatians overseas (News, music and some tourist info)<br /><br />Anyway, $26 per month for POC = NO SUBSCRIBERS

that msg above is from globecast it going to start happening this month encryption should start mid march and they will start selling the service on april 1st u can email globecast and ask them for urself if u wish but thats the email from them <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/default/wink.gif" /> <br /><br />yes an i agree with u $26 for POC = dead service<br /> <br /> <small>[ 09. March 2005, 01:22 PM: Message edited by: -.Lazer.- ]</small>

If Globecast try to charge for POC that would be against HRT Board decision (POC is for promotion of Croatia overseas with focus on providing basic news from Croatia)<br />Maybe Globecast will introduce a Cro Package (HRT1, HRT2 & HRT Plus) same as in Europe but the price for annual subscription is 1000 HRK ($225 Australian) and still POC stays FTA.<br /> <br /> <small>[ 09. March 2005, 01:43 PM: Message edited by: YU4CFG ]</small>

how do u know POC aren't the ones that have made the decision to encrypt there service as globecast only do it as requested by the broadcaster globecast are a medium and dont have there own service they just do as there told by the broadcasters maybe an email to POC would clarify things more better as globecast wouldt do it unless they were told by HRT/POC to do it<br /><br />i remember a month or 2 ago dnt know if it was on this forum or another forum that someone emailed HRT about this and they were told they are encrypting the service to make the quality of it more appealing and better for ppl ( not the picture quality ) the actually programming they put on would be of better quality porgramming then wat there putting on now<br /><br />but its pretty certain that its goin to happen and as i said globecast dont do it unless there told to do it by the broadcaster

and also in the USA POC along with HRT 1,2,3 are all pay channels none of them are FTA in the USA <br /><br />http://www.globecastwtv.com/ch_pictureofcroatia.htm

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by -.Lazer.-:<br /><strong> ...<br />i remember a month or 2 ago dnt know if it was on this forum or another forum that someone emailed HRT about this and they were told they are encrypting the service to make the quality of it more appealing and better for ppl ( not the picture quality ) ... </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yep, it was me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/default/wink.gif" /> <br />HRT told us that they will Encrypt it after they reorganise their programmes in order to make it worth paying but POA is FTA and it should stay FTA until Cro. government decide otherwise...

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by YU4CFG:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by -.Lazer.-:<br /><strong> ...<br />i remember a month or 2 ago dnt know if it was on this forum or another forum that someone emailed HRT about this and they were told they are encrypting the service to make the quality of it more appealing and better for ppl ( not the picture quality ) ... </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yep, it was me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/default/wink.gif" /> <br />HRT told us that they will Encrypt it after they reorganise their programmes in order to make it worth paying but POA is FTA and it should stay FTA until Cro. government decide otherwise... </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">LOL it was me aswell! I emailed HRT and got the same reply about improving program quality etc

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by reuder:<br /><strong> LOL it was me aswell! I emailed HRT and got the same reply about improving program quality etc </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">This is what I've been told: <br /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/default/smile.gif" />

Will it be worth it? $26 a month for one channel, now if that was 2 it would be $52 and if it was 4 channels it would be $104. shit thats dearer than TV Plus.

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